Lots of people get the blues during the wintertime, particularly in January when the holidays are over and things go back to “normal.” I am one of those rare people who enjoy the winter months. The cold and the rain bring me new life and energize me. I also read a lot more during the winter due to the weather, so that probably helps a lot, too. Going off the blue theme, I’ve compiled a…

Growing up we didn’t celebrate Halloween much. We’d sometimes dress up, but we lived in the country so Trick-or-Treating wasn’t really an option. While I’m not necessarily a huge fan of scary/horror films I do love a good spooky read. I’ve compiled a list of my favorite spooky YA reads! Let me know your favorite spooky YA/MG reads in the comments. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan In Mary’s world there…

Yes, you read the title correctly: I lied when I said I’d read A Wrinkle in Time. Like, for years I’ve lied about it. I knew the general premise of the book so it was easy enough for me to fumble my way through a conversation if it came up. If I didn’t fumble correctly (which happened often) I’d say something like, “Oh I forgot about that part. It’s been so long since I’ve read it,”…

Everybody loves a good romance story, but sometimes finding a science fiction or fantasy YA with romantic themes that aren’t overly cheesy is hard to come by. Luckily for you, we here at CBAY have put together a list of our top six YA romance scifi/fantasy books of all time! Let us know if you’ve read them, and if you haven’t we encourage you to add them to your TBR list! We promise you won’t…

Here at CBAY we love us a good supernatural story (duh), so October is basically the best month ever for us. We’ve been super into witch books lately and thought we’d share some of our more recent favorites with you! Let us know if you’ve read any of them and what your favorite witch books are in the comments! The Apprentice Witch by James Nicol Chicken House books, July 2017, Middle Grade Arianwyn has…

Our amazing publisher, Madeline Smoot, is being interviewed live on Facebook by Cardninal Rule Press on October 26th at 2PM Eastern. The topic of the interview is “Four Things Every Project Needs to Get Accepted.” RSVP to the interview here! In addition Cardinal Rule Press will be doing Facebook live interviews all through the month of October! All are writing or publishing related in some way. To see a full list of interviews and to…

In honor of National Friendship Day, August 6, we’re featuring six of our favorite books from the past few years: books that touched our hearts, made us laugh, and reminded us of our first deep friendships.

CBAY Books is excited to announce the official release of DRAGONS AND WITCHES, the latest anthology in the Fairy Tale Villains Reimagined series that includes STEPMOTHERS AND THE BIG BAD WOLF and GIANTS AND OGRES.